State Dept cable 1975-176846

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

Message Text

CONFIDENTIAL

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ACTION INR-07

INFO OCT-01 EUR- 1 2 ISO-OO EA-06 CIAE-00 NSAE-00 /026 W

066558

R 170758Z JUN 75
FM AMEMBASSY SOFIA
TO AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE
INFO SECSTATE WASHDC 9757
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW

CONFIDENTIAL SOFIA 1234

E.O. 11652: GDS
TAGS: PINR, UR, SN, BU

SUBJECT: NEW SOVIET AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
REF: STATE 135171 AND MOSCOW 7389

1. DURING HIS TOUR IN SOFIA WHERE HE WAS MINISTER-
COUNSELOR OF THE SOVIET EMBASSY, YURIY IVANOVICH RAZDUKHOV,
NOW NAMED SOVIET AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE, WAS KNOWN TO
EMBASSY. BOTH RAZDUKHOV AND HIS WIFE WERE PRETTY SMOOTH
BOTH IN DRESS AND BEHAVIOR. THEY ARE RATHER HANDSOME
COUPLE AND WHEN HE IS IN HIS DIPLOMATIC UNIFORM HE IS
PARTICULARLY IMPRESSIVE. HIS ENGLISH IS LIMITED OR AT

LEAST HE WAS HESITANT IN USING IT AND PREFERRED TO
SPEAK RUSSIAN AND IF FORCED TO BULGARIAN.

2. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE HE NEVER APPEARED ALTHOUGH INVITED
AT A WESTERN DIPLOMATIC FUNCTION TO WHICH HIS AMBASSADOR
WAS INVITED AND SELDOM AT BULGARIAN OR EAST EUROPEAN
FUNCTIONS IF HIS AMBASSADOR WAS IN TOWN. THIS COULD HAVE
A NUMBER OF INTERPRETATIONS BUT THE MOST LIKELY IN OUR
MIND IS THAT HE AVOIDS SUCH FUNCTIONS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

WHEN IN EVIDENCE, HE SEEMED UNCOMFORTABLE EXCEPT WITH
BULGARIANS WHO FONDLED OVER HIM EVEN WHEN THE SOVIET
AMBASSADOR WAS PRESENT.

3. OUR GENERAL IMPRESSION IS THAT HE IS A REAL

TOUGH COOKIE. AT LEAST THREE EE EMBASSY COUNSELORS HAVE
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EXPRESSED PLEASURE AT HIS NEW ASSIGNMENT BUT REGRET AT

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

HIS DEPARTURE BECAUSE HE WAS SO 'KIND AND HELPFUL".

BATJER

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Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

Message Attributes

Automatic Decaptioning: X
Capture Date: 01 JAN 1994
Channel Indicators: n/a
Current Classification: UNCLASSIFIED

Concepts: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, AMBASSADORS, PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS

Control Number: n/a
Copy: SINGLE
Draft Date: 17 JUN 1975
Decaption Date: 01 JAN 1960
Decaption Note:

Disposition Action: RELEASED
Disposition Approved on Date:

Disposition Authority: ellisoob
Disposition Case Number: n/a
Disposition Comment: 25 YEAR REVIEW
Disposition Date: 28 MAY 2004
Disposition Event:

Disposition History: n/a
Disposition Reason:

Disposition Remarks:

Document Number: 1975SOFIA01234

Document Source: CORE

Document Unique ID: 00

Drafter: n/a

Enclosure: n/a

Executive Order: GS

Errors: N/A

Film Number: D75021 0-0706
From: SOFIA

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ISecure: 1

Legacy Key: Iink1975/newtext/t19750642/aaaabmhy.tel

Line Count: 63

Locator: TEXT ON-LINE, ON MICROFILM
Office: ACTION INR

Original Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
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Page Count: 2

Previous Channel Indicators: n/a

Previous Classification: CONFIDENTIAL

Previous Handling Restrictions: n/a

Reference: 75 STATE 135171 , 75 AND MOSCOW 7389

Review Action: RELEASED, APPROVED

Review Authority: ellisoob

Review Comment: n/a

Review Content Flags:

Review Date: 02 MAY 2003
Review Event:

Review Exemptions: n/a

Review History: RELEASED <02 MAY 2003 by CunninFX>; APPROVED <29 SEP 2003 by ellisoob>

Review Markings:

Margaret P. Grafeld
Declassified/Released
US Department of State
EO Systematic Review
06 JUL 2006

Review Media Identifier:

Review Referrals: n/a
Review Release Date: n/a
Review Release Event: n/a
Review Transfer Date:

Review Withdrawn Fields: n/a
Secure: OPEN
Status: NATIVE

Subject: NEW SOVIET AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
TAGS: PINR, UR, SN, BU, (RAZDUKHOV, YURIY)

To: SINGAPORE
Type: TE

Markings: Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006